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Porcell Family – Wiawaka, Lake George, NY

June 20, 2016 | 1 Comment

Samantha and I started texting back and forth in January. We chatted and met and planned her family’s session. She knew the perfect location and her sense of style is incredible. Of course the difficult thing with dreaming and planning out so far is you never know how kids will change. Will they still be napping, or will they at least nap that day? This family is AAAAmazing! Mom and Dad kept their cool during their family session at Wiawaka house in Lake George, NY no matter what the kids threw at them.

Their little girl is gorgeous but looking at her Mamma, I wasn’t surprised! Her big brother gave us all a run for our money and boy did we run! My favorite part were his dance moves!! We danced, and played with sticks. We tickled and poked, and became monkeys. We learned history and rolled down a grass hill!! What more could a little boy or photographer want?!!

Porcell family I hope you love your little sneak peak!!

Lake Wedding in Brant Lake, NY

June 14, 2016 | 4 Comments

She was the Maid of Honor at a wedding we photographed a couple years ago. I remembered her as the girl who always laughed! When she reached out to me about her own wedding I was giddy! I knew it would be a blast! Laura and Josh were married at Jimbo’s Club at the Point in Brant Lake, NY. What a location and amazing lake venue! Josh and Laura picked a celebration that was an all inclusive weekend. For friends and family it was a weekend to come together and celebrate the joining of two lives–two families. Come, stay, play, celebrate, and laugh with us in Upstate New York. I think that sums up the wedding weekend, the wedding, and Josh and Laura.

Laura’s laugh is infectious and her smile exquisite! She is kind, funny, and loyal. When it was finally time to get her dress on Laura began to giggle. She smiled and laughed and bounced on her toes. She wasn’t nervous, she was ecstatic and thrilled to be marrying the love of her life! After getting the details of Laura’s amazing Essence of Australia dress from Lily Saratoga and her incredible flowers from family friend Mark Hayward we went to check on the guys. You never know exactly what you’ll find in the bachelor pad prep area. What we found was a supportive group of friends and a groom with the exact same excitement as his bride!

The day was perfect and these two couldn’t be more amazing. All day long I was floored by the incredible family and friends surrounding and supporting this new little family. These two have a foundation built for a lifetime of joy and happiness! At the risk of a corny analogy, I can’t wait to see what house they will build on this foundation!

This was the best flower first look ever! I think she likes them!

Gorgeous makeup by Baileigh Padasak

I am still swooning over this Essence of Australia dress from Lily Saratoga.
Love the smile and genuine excitement on Josh in these! Ummm, sometimes I can’t handle the first look! I had to remind myself NOT to let Josh turn around early! Perfect first look! The best families ever! They were so kind, so fun, and so supportive all day! I didn’t hear complaining or fighting! They just loved and enjoyed celebrating together! This was the FIRST suit EVER for Josh’s Dad so we had to document it! Can we talk about these benches? I rustic wedding dream! Girls of all ages enjoying the incredible flowers!
Oh Jimbo’s! Those steps!! This cake was as delicious as it looks. Just in case you were wondering! A past Brayton Photography bride and groom! We love seeing our couples after the wedding day and watching their love keep growing! There really isn’t any way to go wrong with a reception led by The Accents Band! They are aaaamazing!

This celebration could not have been possible without the incredible creative team here in Upstate New York

Venue: Jimbo’s Club at the Point

Catering: Jimbo’s Club at the Point

Floral Design: Mark Hayward

Dress: Lily Saratoga

Music and Entertainment: The Accents Band

MUA: Baileigh Padasak

Phototography: Krystal & Daniel Brayton Photography

10 year anniversary photo shoot – Lake George, NY

June 2, 2016 | Leave a Comment

Say hello to the winner of the Mother’s Day Giveaway! When I told Christine she had won and that she needed to pick who her guest would be she immediately thought of her husband! I absolutely LOVED this idea! That to me says that she married her best friend and made a pretty amazing choice! Soon they are celebrating their 10 year wedding anniversary so we turned the winnings into an anniversary celebration! Their was a little rain right during our photoshoot but it didn’t even phase these two. They were so effortless together and had us laughing through the whole session. And can we talk about those smiles and eyes?! What a pleasure it was to meet Christine and Dominick and get to be a part of celebrating their 10 year anniversary!

There were some hiccups as this was the first big Mother’s Day Giveaway we have done but Christine was so gracious and kind! I can’t thank her enough for being our giveaway guinea pig! I have so many ideas and can hardly wait for next year’s Mother’s Day Giveaway!

Congratulations you two!

Christine is also an incredibly talented Real Estate Agent. Follow this link to her website to see the rave reviews from her clients!

The gorgeous hair and makeup were done by the girls from Couture Spa-tique in lake George. Carol and Corrine thank you so much for making my job easy!

A huge thank you to all the girls at Couture as well as the ADK pub and Brewery, For the Lake House, Lake George Olive Oil Company, and Patty’s Water sports for helping us to celebrate Mom’s Lake George, NY style!

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